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• European Commission says that deterioration of human and fundamental rights in Turkey continues 

  The European Commission has said in its Turkey Report on European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations process that there are “serious deficiencies in the functioning of Turkey's democratic institutions.”
• Kurdish activist sentenced to prison in Stuttgart for “PKK membership” 

  Kurdish activist Kamuran Vesek has been sentenced to two years and seven months imprisonment for PKK membership at the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart.
• Turkey seeks to extend mandate for cross-border operations 

  The Iraq, Syria and Lebanon mandates are expected to be discussed at the General Assembly this week.
• Turkey summons ten ambassadors over Osman Kavala 

  Ten embassies in Ankara have demanded the release of Osman Kavala, a patron of the arts who has been imprisoned for four years. The Turkish Foreign Ministry is outraged and has summoned the ambassadors.
• TEV-ÇAND artists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil  

  TEV-ÇAND artists took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on week 487.
• Kobanê trial to resume on Tuesday 

  The lawyers of the defendants in the Kobanê trial called on the prosecution to disclose how the "secret witnesses" were allegedly identified. One of them also appears as a witness in the closure case against the HDP.
• Hozan Canê sentenced to over three years in prison in Turkey 

  Cologne-based singer Hozan Canê has been sentenced in absentia in Turkey to more than three years in prison - for allegedly supporting the PKK. Facebook content and her music videos were used as evidence.
• Children of Fire set fire to 6 vehicles in Izmir and Istanbul 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced the details of their latest actions in Turkish cities.
• Şenyaşar Family: Criminal MP protected by state 

  Ferit Şenyaşar, who is continuing justice vigil with his mother, said that the ruling AKP’s deputy and his family who committed a massacre against his family are protected by the state authorities.
• HDP executive member receives 7 years and 6 months jail time 

  HDP Party Assembly member Mehmet Eşref Mamedoğlu has been sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison based on “secret witness” statements.
• 5th hearing of Kobanê Trial begins in Ankara 

  The 5th hearing of the Kobanê Trial has started in Sincan, Ankara.
• Kurdish language course for children opens in Dresden 

  A Kurdish language course started in Dresden, Germany.
• Deposed mayor of Hakkari: The trustee system is a system of destruction 

  Hakkari Municipality co-mayor Cihan Karaman, who was replaced by a trustee, stated that the trustee system is a social, cultural and memory killing system.
• PYD celebrates its 18th anniversary in Basel 

  A celebration was held in Basel for the 18th anniversary of the founding of the PYD.
• Memorial ceremony for Amara Cûdî in Heilbronn 

  The fallen guerrilla Amara Cûdî was commemorated at the Kurdish Community Center in Heilbronn. The young woman from Dêrik died earlier this month during a Turkish chemical weapons operation in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Official final results of the parliamentary election in Iraq 

  The Iraqi Election Commission has published the preliminary final results of the early parliamentary elections held Oct. 10. The movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is the strongest party with 72 deputies.
• KON-MED calls for quick and independent investigation into alleged poison gas attacks by Turkey 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED has called for a quick and independent investigation into the alleged poison gas attacks by Turkey in South Kurdistan. Failure to hold Ankara accountable paved the way for further war crimes.
• Book by internationalist YPG fallen fighter Lorenzo Orsetti presented in Berlin 

  The book “Orso - Texts from Northeast Syria” was presented in Berlin at a memorial for fallen internationalist Lorenzo Orsetto. His father Alessandro Orsetti spoke at the event.
• “Öcalan’s importance has to be recognized,” says Scottish trade unionist Mike Arnott 

  Mike Arnott, the secretary of the Dundee Trade Union Council and a member of the Scottish TUC General Council said that "Öcalan’s importance has to be recognized".
• Turkish government increases the war budget by 30 percent 

  The AKP-MHP coalition government of Turkey has increased the war budget by 30% to 181 billion TL.
• Lawyers protest isolation of Öcalan at Istanbul Bar Association General Assembly 

  Lawyers protested the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at the Istanbul Bar Association General Assembly.
• HDP MP Özsoy: Difficult times for Turkey in Syria 

  It has been characteristic of Erdoğan in recent years to create chaos and raise tensions. This corresponds to the mental state of a child struggling for attention, said HDP politician Hişyar Özsoy.
• Activists in Wuppertal protest media silence about Turkish attacks 

  A demonstration against media silence about the Turkish occupation operations and human rights violations in Kurdistan was held in front of the WDR regional television in Wuppertal.
• Kobanê trial resumes on Monday 

  By order of the Erdogan government, the Kobanê trial against 108 defendants, including the entire former HDP board, is to be ended as soon as possible. The next main hearing will take place on Monday. Lawyers call for solidarity.
• Kurdish family in Konya killed for racist motives, confirms lawyer 

  The lawyer of the Dedeoğulları family, Abdurrahman Karabulut, said: "The images, audio recordings and messages obtained from phones have now unquestionably revealed that the killings had a racist motive."